AT&T, Comcast Purchase Department Of Justice, U.S. Fees For Service To Rise; World Snickers

What is there to say? Go read this short article. Work out the logic. Prepare to be crushed by monopolistic practices favored by Republicans and the Republican Gonzales ‘Justice’ Department.

Oh, what the hell, here’s quote from the article:

The companies, which have not announced plans to start charging, have pledged not to block or degrade subscriber access to legal content or services, and say neutrality rules would stifle investment.

Oh, yeah, they’re going to be so considerate and careful. Strikes me that charging premium prices will block content, because start-ups with little money won’t get on the web and thus we won’t get to see their content.

And that bit about ‘legal’ content? Hell, if you can buy the American Department of Justice, then you can decide what’s legal and what’s not legal, right? And the little manikins that pass for DOJ lawyers will go along with the money.

And they also talk of providing affordable rates to all Americans.

Bullshit.

We pay some of the highest rates in the developed world now, and for service and speed that’s worse and slower than other countries offerings. You think it’s going to get better by handing giant companies virtual monopolies?

Up is down. Left is right. Black is white. Republicans are good. Justice is blind.

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OK, it’s not midnight yet so this is the 3rd time today I’ve had to shake my head and say, “Bizzaro World”!

I already forgot what one of them was for! But I remember the other. Apparently Leno asked Thompson if, knowing what he knows now, would he have invaded Iraq had he been President back in 2002? He supposedly said something along the lines of “Of course. Sadaam was seeking nuclear capability”.